Not necessarily the same, but this reminds me of how much joy I get from using my ThinkPad (even the newer one) vs a 'sleek' MacBook Air. It's bulkier, heavier, and has far less battery life, yet I genuinely enjoy it more. It doesn't treat me like a moron and respects that my needs aren't just what Apple tells me my needs are. I even run Fedora on it with ease. I've noticed that I like products that give me choice instead of spoonfeeding me whatever the manufacturer thinks I should have.
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For this very reason I still have my x220 ready to go on the desk, and sometimes I boot it just for the joy of using it.
I see your point, but wouldn't we have the best of both worlds if things were mostly as sleek as Apple likes to make them, without the moronic aspects of it? MacBook Airs with actual ports, charging ports on the magic mouse that are in the right place, user Freedom to choose. No reason why we should have to choose between one or the other. They aren't mutually exclusive.
